Which Animals Sleep The Most

Sleep plays a crucial role for everyone. In our lifetime, about 1/3 of the time spent in sleep. Most of us need around 8 hours of sleep each night to function at our best.

Short sleep may represent a cause of ill-health, and long sleep is believed to represent more an indicator of ill-health. Therefore, people tend to spend a great deal of time worrying about sleeping problems and whether they have had the right amount of shut-eye to feel sufficiently rejuvenated. Conversely, animals do not have these problems.

Animals sleep needs can vary. Some sleepiest animals sleep for up to 22 out of 24 hours of the day. Some sleep for as little as 2 hours a day.

Lions – 13 hours

Lions border on being crepuscular in nature, but they are mainly nocturnal. They tend to be mainly active during the hours of dusk and dawn. The sleep time of the majority of lions is 13 hours.

Platypuses – 14 hours

Found in Australia, platypuses spend 14 hours in sleeping because the high-calorie intake they receive from their diet of crustaceans.

Chipmunk – 15 hours

Chipmunks, founded mainly in North America, are small, striped rodents, and spend 15 hours a day sleeping. They always sleep in a hidden place.

Owl Monkeys – 17 hours

Found in the forests of Central and South America, owl monkeys are nocturnal. They spend approximately 17 hours sleeping. They can see clearly in the dark when they are awake since they have huge brown eyes.

Giant Armadillo/Opossums/Tigers – 19 hours

Giant armadillos are active in the day night. They spend 18-19 hours sleeping. They are a solitary animal. They have nothing to do except sleep. And, opossums and tigers also spend 18-19 hours sleeping.

Brown Bat/Sloths – 20 hours

Bats only emerge during the night time. Brown bats are still only awake for 4 hours of the night. They sleep for 20 hours by hanging upside down. They spend 6 months of the year in hibernation due to lack of food. Sloths also spend 20 hours sleeping.

Koala – 22 hours

Koalas, found only living in Australia, are thickset arboreal marsupials with a thick grey fur and

mainly live in the eucalyptus trees. Koalas spend around 22 hours sleeping, and spend 2 hours eating and sitting around.

Many animals are nocturnal, and they sleep during the day. Others are diurnal and they sleep through the night like humans. Some animals are even crepuscular, and they only wake during twilight hours. To avoid competition for survival in the wild, all animals have their sleep patterns and cycles.